Truck drivers
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Legal issues
Commentary: AB-5 does more harm than good
Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California's AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.
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Driver issues
Convoy removes debate over lumper fees with payment option
Lumper payments can tie up cash for weeks as carriers wait for reimbursement, but Convoy is now automating the process, guaranteeing payment with the touch…
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News
UPS identifies two drivers killed in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
Company says Daniel Kepner, 53, and Dennis Kehler, 48, were driving together in one of the three tractor-trailers involved in the early morning pileup east…
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AskWaves
Why is driver turnover in trucking so high?
The operating realities of long-haul, for-hire trucking translates into working conditions that require both employee and independent contractor drivers to be away from home, and…
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News
Drivers now have ELDs, but who has their data?
ELDs generate thousands of data points, but who owns that data, and how concerned should carriers be that the data will be used against them?
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News
Convoy says 100% automated brokering is now a reality in select markets
Less than a year after automating the load-matching process, Convoy is now automating the brokerage side in select markets.
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Driver issues
Advocacy group fighting restrictions on CDLs for the deaf, hard of hearing
The National Association of the Deaf believes a federal requirement denying CDLs to individuals with hearing impairments should be rescinded.
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Driver issues
FreightWaves job board rapidly gains steam in wake of Celadon bankruptcy (with video)
225 employers have posted close to 500 jobs and counting.
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Driver issues
FreightWaves creates free job board to help impacted Celadon employees (with video)
The sudden closure of Celadon has left thousands of lives impacted. To help those employees find work, FreightWaves has created a free job board where…
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News
Preparing for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse: 4 things to do now
Set to go live on Jan. 6, 2020, the drug & alcohol clearinghouse will change the way truck drivers and carriers monitor drug testing.
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